U.S. Issues Travel Ban on Four Kenya Government Officials
East Africa | 11.16.10 By PoliticsAfrica Staff
Four senior Kenyan government officials and a businessman have been permanently banned from travelling to the United States over allegations of trafficking narcotics, the United States ambassador to Kenya has announced.
South Sudan Begins Freedom Vote Registration
East Africa, North Africa | 11.16.10 By PoliticsAfrica Staff
Voter registration began in South Sudan on Monday in preparation for a January independence referendum that could see Africa’s largest country split in two.
Guinea: Conde Wins Presidential Run-Off Vote
West Africa | 11.16.10 By PoliticsAfrica Staff
Veteran opposition leader Alpha Conde has been declared the winner of Guinea’s first ever democratic presidential election, which was marred by deadly clashes on the streets of Conakry, the capital.
Liberia: Taylor Defense Rests
West Africa | 11.14.10 By PoliticsAfrica Staff
The defense team for Charles Taylor, the former Liberian president accused of war crimes, formally concluded its case on Friday, the Special Court for Sierra Leone said.
CAR: List of Presidential Candidates Issued
Central Africa | 11.14.10 By PoliticsAfrica Staff
The Central African Republic’s electoral body has paved the way for a battle between President Francois Bozize and the man he ousted in a 2003 coup when it approved the candidates for polls in January 2011.
Guinea: Diallo Holds Lead
West Africa | 11.12.10 By PoliticsAfrica Staff
Guinean electoral officials issued a trickle of results from Sunday’s presidential run-off on Thursday, showing ex-prime minister Cellou Dallein Diallo maintaining a small lead over his rival Alpha Conde.
Tanzania: Kikwete Inaugurated
East Africa | 11.07.10 By PoliticsAfrica Staff
Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete was sworn in Saturday for a second term following elections marred by low voter turnout and allegations of vote rigging.
Ivory Coast Withdraws Ambassador From Senegal
West Africa | 11.07.10 By PoliticsAfrica Staff
In an ongoing diplomatic row, Senegal says Ivory Coast is recalling its ambassador over allegations that Senegal President Abdoulaye Wade supported an opposition leader in Ivory Coast’s contentious elections.
Kenya Denies Moving Summit For Sudan’s Bashir
East Africa, North Africa | 10.27.10 By PoliticsAfrica Staff
Kenya is to move a regional meeting on Sudan’s political future to Ethiopia, but not because it is under pressure to arrest the Sudanese president, the Kenyan foreign minister said on Wednesday.
Guinea: Elections Proposed For October 31
West Africa | 10.26.10 By PoliticsAfrica Staff
Alpha Conde (L), leader of Rassemblement du Peuple de Guinee (RPG), talks to former Prime Minister Cellou Dalein Diallo of L’Union des forces démocratiques de Guinée (UFDG) during a meeting between both political parties on June 26, 2010. Guinea’s electoral commission has proposed October 31 as the date to hold a delayed presidential run-off election, [...]
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